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A woman who killed her brother with a carving knife so she could be sent back to prison is jailed for life.

Austin Healey believes Stuart Lancaster should be named the full-time coach of England with immediate effect.

A group representing survivors of clerical abuse is told that a number of religious orders have begun searching their archives for evidence linked to child abuse.

Bolivia's President Evo Morales renews his call for the UN to lift a ban on chewing coca leaves.

Jupiter and Venus pass in the night

Researchers in Italy say they may have found traces of a Leonardo Da Vinci painting hidden in a Florentine fresco.

A serial sex attacker violently raped a stranger and was traced through his DNA more than 20 years later, a court hears.

Shareholders are threatening to launch a multi-billion pound legal action against RBS and the bank's former boss, Fred Goodwin.

The sister of a journalist detained in Libya on allegations of spying says he sounded almost unrecognisable during their first phone call since his capture.

A Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner, Cressida Dick, tells the Leveson Inquiry there is no "culture" of media leaks from the police.

A new scheme is being launched to help people in England buy new homes and to kick start the housing market. Under it, three of the main high street banks will loan up to 95% of the value of the home to buyers.

Kauto Star is fit to line up in Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup, according to his trainer Paul Nicholls.

Eyewitnesses have been describing the moment a US soldier is thought to have launched a gun attack in Kandahar province, killing 16 people.

With more people being cremated rather than buried after death, ash-scattering ceremonies are gaining in popularity. But what happens when it doesn't go according to plan - or if no-one collects the remains?

Trustees for a pension fund which was considering loaning Rangers almost £3m claim the cash may have been released without consent.

Labour urge the government to "reverse" cuts to child tax credits and working tax credits by cutting highest earners' pension tax breaks.

British Prime Minister David Cameron says he "cannot see a problem" with Dow Chemical's controversial sponsorship of the London Olympics.

24 hours of news photos: 12 March 2012

The European Space Agency is initiating what it expects to become a regular series of small science missions to complement its flagship planetary probes and space telescopes

The London Olympics and Paralympics could boost West End box offices, according to a survey of theatre-goers.